How to Use ring-fence in a Sentence

ring-fence

verb
  • The ring-fence design locks the arrangement in place.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Taking these steps and approaches tabled here could help to pinpoint, ring-fence and mitigate the risks around data lake information and balance its role against the need for its protection.
    — Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Archewell also gave a cash grant to cover the first year of core operations, with additional funding from Archewell supporters ring-fenced to fund the expansion and transition.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Even if the financing structure is ring-fenced and backed by an investment-grade counterparty, the real risk may lie in whether an equity issue today later evolves into a credit problem over time.
    — April Roach, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Retainment will be improved by spending £3million on Thorp Arch and ring-fencing £250,000 per year for expenses.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Several states have also ring-fenced a portion of cannabis tax revenues for community reinvestment programs, directing funds toward areas most affected by decades of drug enforcement.
    — Sarah Sinclair, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • The transposition of the directive into law across the EU has seen some territories impose obligations around investment in local productions, as well as introduce clauses to protect producer independence and ring-fence rights.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026

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